Telomeres, cardiovascular aging, and potential intervention for cellular senescence

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 858-862

  Zhang, WeiLi ^a   Hui, RuTai ^a   Yang, ShuJun ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

aging; atherosclerosis; telomere; vascular cell senescence

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL AGING; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; TELOMERE; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL AGING; HUMANS; TELOMERE; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

EID: 84905658028     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-014-4700-8     Document Type: Review

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